family budgets

Cash-strapped Americans trying to create or stick to a budget need look no further than CEOs from Corporate America. After all, corporate execs have mastered the art of cost-cutting and reining in expenses. Check out these five strategies Corporate America uses to stick to a budget -- and learn...

Around my house, we don't make the decision to pile into the car and head over to our local Cineplex as easily as we once did. It costs a lot of money these days to see talking animals, wild things and giant meatballs falling from the sky -- and don't get me started on the popcorn. Going to see...

Some people think it's already pretty outrageous that a one-day ticket to a single Disney park will hit you for nearly $80. But when you're budgeting for your big summer vacation, you can't assume that's the end of your daily expenses when you're at a theme park. Like the airlines, the amusement...

Would you pay $300 for a toy dinosaur?The Wall Street Journal wrote yesterday about how pricey toys have been taking a hit. The article mentions a $300 dinosaur toy made by Hasbro. This giant robotic dinosaur that moves and sniffs fake leaves and is big enough that your kid can climb on it, isn't...